NZ: Rotorua to Napier

Continuing our journey, we traveled south from Rotorua to Napier.

Here’s an interactive map of our route, with some of the stops marked:

Our van in our site in the morning:

Our van in our site

The electrical connections are a bit different in NZ… some in better condition than others:

Electrical connection

We brought our AeroPress and manual coffee grinder, and bought some local coffee and an electric kettle / hot water jug to make coffee in our van:

Coffee

Some ducks in front of our site:

Ducks

Heading out, we stopped at the Skyline Gondola:

Skyline gondola

Skyline gondola

Selecting a morning snack:

Morning snack

Snack and coffees with a view:

Morning snack and coffees with a view

Watching the luge:

Watching the luge

Gondola selfie:

Gondola selfie

Back down the gondola:

Gondola

Souvenier photos:

Souvenier photos

Souvenier photos

Geothermal power plant:

Geothermal power plant

Huka Honey Hive:

Huka Honey Hive

Huka Honey Hive

Huka Honey Hive

Huka Falls:

Huka Falls

Huka Falls

In Taupo is the world’s coolest McDonalds with a plane:

McDonalds plane

McDonalds plane

McDonalds plane

A waterfall viewpoint:

Waterfall selfie

Waterfall

Waterfall

Arriving at Napier Beach Top 10 Holiday Park:

Napier Beach Top 10

Campground map:

Campground map

Rainbow:

Rainbow

Napier Beach:

Napier Beach

Tiny cabin:

Tiny cabin

Other sites:

Other sites

Our site, also with a nice view:

Our site